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Application filed February 26, 1921. Serial No. 448,276.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Gnorrnnr MAXWELL BOUMPHREY, a Britishl subject, residing at Baycliffe, Lymm, Cheshire, England, have linvented certain new and. usefulImprovements in Disk-Record Cabinets, of which the following is' a specification.

This invention has for its objectto provide a cabinet for gramophone or like sound-reproducing machine? recordsA of the disk type wherein the disk records are st ored flat but are presented for inspection 1n a vertical or approximately vertical position, thus ensuring freedom from warping during storage, and ease of selection and withdrawal for use. Moreover, according to the invention, economy in space is effected, asv

it is in known constructions impracticable to store more than about a dozen records fiat in one pile owing to the difficulty of withdrawing the lower one.

The invention accordingly consists in a box-shaped holder rotatably mounted 0n trunnions or the like and preferably having partitions on which the records may be piled in separate stacks.

The trunnions are preferably arranged slightly 0H the centre of gravity of the loaded box so that the box tends' to return to and be maintained in its horizontal position automatically under the action of gravity. The lid is arranged vertically and is preferably so designed as to remain in a vertical or approximately vertical position during the tilting of the box, either by the provision of levers or by a gravity device. The box may be mounted directly upon a stand and be provided with a handle -for tilting and opening, or it may be arranged within a cabinet and adapted to be tilted automatically on raising the cabinet lid.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figsrl and 2 represent one form in which the lid is controlled by links, Fig. 3 represents a modification in which the lid is' gravity-controlled, and Fig. a shows a third form wherein the holder is mounted within a cabinet and is automatically tilted on raising the lid.

Referring now to Figs. 1 vand 2, the cabinet comprises a box l having shelves or'partitions 2. It is mounted by means of trunnions- 3 in a stand t preferably having a table-top 5. The lid 6 is seated vertically against the box when the latter is in its normal position; and when the box is tilted as shown in Fig. 2, the lid opens so as to remain vertical under the action of a hinged link 7 which is pivoted to a fixed part of the frame asshown. A spring' catch 1S is provided to maintain the box in the open position; thiscatch can be withdrawn by a4 button 19 to release the box. The trunnions are off-set slightly so as to cause the box. to return to thevposition shown in Fig. l under the action of gravity, and the constrainment of the lid to remain vertical serves :to prevent the escape of the records if the box is allowed to fall or is returned to its normal position otherwise than gently.

Fig. 3 shows a modification in which the lid is maintained vertical by means of a weight 8 which in the closed position abuts against a rail 9 in the supporting stand so as to maintain the lid in the closed position until the box is tilted. A spring catch 18 is also provided.

Fig. 4 shows diagrammatically a modification in which the box is pivoted within a cabinet 10 and is tilted about its trunnions 1l on the opening of the lid l2 by means of a link 13. In this figure it will be seen that provision has been made for two sets of records side by side.

This arrangement providing for two sets of records is, of course, applicable to any embodiment of the invention.

In all forms' it will be seen that the records are stored horizontally but are tilted into a vertical or approximately vertical position for inspection or withdrawal, and that the lid isnormally prevented from opening while the records are horizontal.

In connection with the improved cabinet it is intended that the records be either contained each in a separate envelope or separated by a loose partition. The envelope or partition may be made of light press board or other suitable material and bears, preferably on a label mounted adjacent to the top edge when the cabinet is open, the title of the record. This label is preferably of a distinctive colour in order to divide the records into categories such as orchestral, vocal, etc., to each of which a colour is allotted.

Further, instead of tilting about a fixed axis I may arrange that the box is supported by means of rollers or wheels adapted to roll upon a horizontal or inclined bea-ring surface as the box is tilted.

I claim l. Ina cabinet for holding and storing box-like holder mounted on trunnions, the

axis of the trunnions being oiset from the centre of gravity ofthe holder so that the .latter tends to return under gravity to a predetermined position, a lid movably connected to the holder, and means whereby the f lid is maintained substantially vertical in all ymovements of the holder, the movement orP the holder under .gravital influence serving to returnthe holder to normal position and to move the lid in closed relation to the holder thru said means.

3; In a cabinet for holding and storing,-

` porting said trunnions, said holder having a hinged lid constrained always to remain substantially vertical, by means of a link hinged to said lid and to a member of said supportingmeans.

l. ln a Cabinet for holding and storingr `dish records, a box-like holder, means for supporting` said holder to permit a vertical swinging movement thereof, a lid inovably connected to the holder, and means whereby the lid maybe held in a .substantially vertica-l position in all movements of the holder.

In testimony whereof l afix my signature.

GEOFFREY MAXWELL BOUMPHREY. 

